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The Vancouver Canucks will induct Mattias Ohlund to their Ring of Honor.

Check out the link below for their promo video in which President and former teammate Trevor Linden had this to say about Ohlund, "We talk about what a Canuck is. Mattias embodies that. Humble, hardworking, tough, caring, and selfless. He was a warrior." Powerful words for the 11-year Canuck who posted 93 goals and 325 points along with 756 PIMs during his time in Vancouver. Fri, Dec 16, 2016 09:43:00 PM

He carries a salary cap hit of $3.607 million and is signed for the next three seasons, but there has been plenty of talk that his career might be over. Ohlund, who had surgery on both of his knees, hasn't played since May 27, 2011. Wed, Oct 2, 2013 08:23:00 AM

According to Swedish newspaper Norrbottens-Kuriren, Mattias Ohlund is considering calling it a career.

He said there is "no need to make any final decision" yet, but he hasn't played in two seasons and he may have to " ... realize that the conditions to play again becomes less and less." Ohlund hasn't played since May 27, 2011 due to injured knees. Mon, Sep 2, 2013 10:53:00 AM

Tampa Bay would still be on the hook for a $1.357 million cap hit through Mattias Ohlund's contract 2015-16 finish if he chose to retire this summer.

According to capgeek.com, Ohlund's deal provided the Lightning with $4.071 million in "cap relief," which is the amount during the years he played in which his salary was greater than his cap hit. He admitted that his chances of "playing again are very minor" and he hasn't played since 2011. Ohlund cannot be bought out by Tampa because of his injured knees. Tue, Jun 4, 2013 10:09:00 AM

Depth Charts

Steven Stamkos picked up a goal and two assists in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche.

Stamkos' nifty goal on his backhand tied the game at one just 1:46 into the game. He then helped set up goals by Vladislav Namestnikov in the second period and Alex Killorn (power play) in the third. Stamkos finished the game with a plus-1 rating and one shot on goal in 17:49 of ice time. He continues to put up ridiculous offensive totals this season, as he's up to 12 goals and 41 points in 28 games.

Brayden Point picked up a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 3-0 win over the St. Louis Blues.

Point opened the scoring with a goal at the 19:15 mark of the first period. He also helped set up Tyler Johnson's empty-netter late in the third frame. Point now has 13 goals and 28 points in 30 games this season. The Lightning forward is currently riding a five-game point streak (he has seven points during that stretch).

Tyler Johnson notched a goal and an assist in Tampa Bay's 3-0 win over St. Louis on Tuesday night.

Johnson has generated three goals and six assists over a five-game point streak since he was moved to the wing. He has been clicking with Brayden Point after he got some confidence back alongside Steven Stamkos.

Vladislav Namestnikov recorded one goal and two assists in Thursday's 5-2 win over Colorado.

Namestnikov had one goal and one assist in five games going into Thursday's contest. The 25-year-old is already close to reaching personal bests in goals, assists and points this year and it's only been 28 games. Namestnikov is up to 12 goals and 27 points.

Ondrej Palat scored a power play goal in Saturday’s 5-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Palat got Tampa Bay on the board with a power play goal at the 6:52 mark of the second period. The Lightning forward has now scored three times in his last four games. He’s up to seven goals and 14 points in 23 games this season. Even though he won’t get the same offensive opportunities as Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov, Palat is still on pace to score over 20 goals and close to 50 points in 2017-18.

It was thought that Conacher would be a temporary fill-in with Cedric Paquette serving a one-game suspension, but then he scored for the second time in two games this season against San Jose on Saturday. "He's played well for the time he's been in there," coach Jon Cooper said. "We shuffled the deck a little bit (with lines), but he's played well. Not looking to make any changes as of yet."

Yanni Gourde scored a pair of goals in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the New York Islanders.

Gourde scored both of his goals in the second period (less than two minutes apart). His first tally gave the Lightning a 3-2 lead, while his second made it 4-2 at the time. Gourde has quietly put up solid numbers this season, as he's up to eight goals and 18 points in 27 contests.

Ryan Callahan (undisclosed) is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the St. Louis Blues.

Callahan took part in the pre-game warmup, but he was made a surprise scratch before the game. It's unclear what the reason behind the scratching is at this point. J.T. Brown took Callahan's place in the lineup. Andrej Sustr will serve as a healthy scratch against the Blues.

There has been some better secondary production behind him this year thanks to rookie Mikhail Sergachev, who has 14 points. Hedman amassed 72 points in 79 matches last season and the next closest defender on the team was Anton Stralman with 22 points. The Lightning have piled up 53 points from defensemen in 2017-18, which had them tied with Toronto for the most in the league going into Monday night's action.

Sustr scored a goal in Tampa Bay's 3-2 loss to Boston. He also has eight penalty minutes and a minus-4 rating in 12 games this year. Sustr has been competing with Slater Koekkoek, who was scratched against the Bruins, for playing time.

Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped all 32 shots he faced in Tuesday's 3-0 win over the St. Louis Blues.

Vasilevskiy has now won four games in a row and five of his last six outings. This was the third shutout of the season for the Lightning goaltender. Vasilevskiy now has a 20-4-1 record with a 2.15 goals-against-average and a .933 save percentage this season. He'll continue to be one of the top fantasy options at his position.

As you may remember, Budaj played for the Avalanche from 2005-06 to 2010-11. He gave up the game's first goal to Gabriel Landeskog less than two minutes into the first period, but his teammates responded in a big way. Budaj now owns a 2-2-1 record with a 3.40 goals-against-average and a .881 save percentage this season. He doesn't have any fantasy value because he's behind workhorse goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy.